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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season does Hurston interview Cudjo for the first time within Barracoon's pages?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

2. The four men responsible for the deal that resulted in Cudjo's status as a slave included how many of the Meaher brothers?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What sign does Hurston name as indicating that Cudjo is somewhere close by his house?
(a) The front gate is unlocked.
(b) The front door is standing open.
(c) There is a fire going in the fire pit.
(d) His great-granddaughters are on the porch.

4. About whom is Cudjo trying to tell Hurston when she breaks in, telling Cudjo that she wants to hear more about his own life?
(a) Cudjo's father.
(b) Cudjo's son.
(c) Cudjo's grandfather.
(d) Cudjo's sister.

5. On what day of the sea voyage were the slaves finally brought up onto the deck so that they could "regain the use of their limbs" (11)?
(a) The 13th.
(b) The 8th.
(c) The 21st.
(d) The 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Cudjo give Hurston at the end of Chapter II when he wants Hurston to leave?

2. Who owned and sailed in command of the Clotilde ship at the time Cudjo was aboard it?

3. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?

4. In what year had Cudjo lost his wife?

5. Cudjo says that when a new wife comes to a house, she at first lives with whom until she gets her own house?

(see the answer key)

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